Antennaria pulcherrima (Hook.) Greene
showy pussytoes
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
showy pussytoes
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
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SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Antennaria pulcherrima ssp. pulcherrima
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a short, branched woody base or rhizome; stems erect, solitary or few, branched above, densely woolly-hairy, 15-60 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves erect to ascending, narrowly spoon-shaped to oblanceolate, stalked, 5-20 cm long, 6-20 mm wide, densely woolly-hairy, obscurely to strongly 3-5 nerved; stem leaves similar, becoming unstalked, linear and reduced upwards.
Fruits:
Achenes elliptic, 1.0-1.5 mm long, glabrous; female pappus white with hairlike bristles, 7-10 mm tall; the male pappus hairs club-shaped at the tips, 4-6 mm long.
Notes:
Two varieties occur in BC. Although Bayer (1993) has recognized var. anaphaloides as a separate species, the minor differences in involucral bract color do not appear to warrant specific status.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Antennaria pulcherrima
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1191 | 76 | 2250 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
19 | 0 | 90 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
12 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 0 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
255 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IDF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BG(10), BWBS(9), CWH(2), ESSF(44), ICH(6), IDF(92), MS(16), PP(14), SBPS(35), SBS(9), SWB(6) | ||
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Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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